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#5972FF

#5972ff ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5972ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 44.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.1% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 230.96°, with 100% saturation and 67.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2138

Complementary

  1. #5972ff
  2. #ffe659

Split complementary

  1. #5972ff
  2. #ff9359
  3. #c5ff59

Analogous

  1. #59c5ff
  2. #5972ff
  3. #9359ff

Triadic

  1. #5972ff
  2. #ff5972
  3. #72ff59

Tetradic

  1. #5972ff
  2. #e659ff
  3. #ffe659
  4. #72ff59

Square

  1. #5972ff
  2. #ff59c5
  3. #ffe659
  4. #59ff93

Monochromatic

  1. #001dbf
  2. #0c31ff
  3. #5972ff
  4. #a5b3ff
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#5972ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5972ff
  2. #5067e6
  3. #475bcc
  4. #3e50b3
  5. #354499
  6. #2d3980
  7. #242e66
  8. #1b224d
  9. #121733
  10. #090b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5972ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5972ff
  2. #6a80ff
  3. #7a8eff
  4. #8b9cff
  5. #9baaff
  6. #acb9ff
  7. #bdc7ff
  8. #cdd5ff
  9. #dee3ff
  10. #eef1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5972ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5972ff
  2. #5d73f2
  3. #6175e6
  4. #6576d9
  5. #6978cc
  6. #6d79c0
  7. #707ab3
  8. #747ca6
  9. #787d99
  10. #7c7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727ac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #327fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d76fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0188d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5972ff {
  color: #5972ff;
}
Background
.bg-5972ff {
  background-color: #5972ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5972ff {
  border: 2px solid #5972ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5972ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 114 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5972ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5972ff, #9359ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5972ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 114 255 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.86 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.88 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.11 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.72 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.33 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.00 #a68d00 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#5972ff  rgb(89, 114, 255)  hsl(231, 100%, 67%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ffe659  rgb(255, 230, 89)  hsl(51, 100%, 67%)  Banana Yellow
#ff5972  rgb(255, 89, 114)  hsl(351, 100%, 67%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72ff59  rgb(114, 255, 89)  hsl(111, 100%, 67%)  Neon Green